Islamist terrorist groups are turning their attention to West Africa
The epicenter of jihadism in Africa has long been the Sahel, the region that skirts the southern fringe of the Sahara Desert. Islamist groups such...
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ISIS getting stronger in Afghanistan
The Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate has gotten stronger over the last few years despite the aggressive efforts of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, a...
Libyan militia leader Khattala gets 22-year sentence in Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. ambassador
A Libyan militia leader convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was sentenced to 22 years...
ISIS-linked terror suspect held in Naples
Naples prosecutors said Monday that a 34-year-old Gambian national suspected of being linked to ISIS has been detained in an operation by State and Carabinieri...
Egypt calls on Interpol to arrest three ISIS-affiliated Libyans for kidnapping Egyptians
Egypt’s Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek issued on Sunday an international address to Interpol to arrest three Libyan terrorists and members of Daesh on charges related
ISIS supporter wanted to blow up petrol tanker outside Houses of Parliament
An alleged ISIS fanatic wanted to blow up a petrol tanker outside the Houses of Parliament, a court has heard. Naa'imur Rahman, 20, planned to...
Few Islamic State terrorists return but home-grown attacks rise
Europeans who have fought on behalf of the Islamic State group have not flooded back in large numbers since losing strongholds in Syria and Iraq,...